scripts-blender/addons/asset_pipeline/asset_catalog.py

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import bpy
+
+asset_file_cache = None
+cat_data_cache = None
+
+
+# TODO add refresh operator
+
+
+def find_asset_cat_file(directory):
+    global asset_file_cache
+    if asset_file_cache is not None:
+        return asset_file_cache
+    asset_file = os.path.join(directory, "blender_assets.cats.txt")
+    if os.path.exists(asset_file):
+        return asset_file
+
+    parent_dir = os.path.dirname(directory)
+    if parent_dir == directory:
+        raise FileNotFoundError("blender_assets.cats.txt not found")
+
+    return find_asset_cat_file(parent_dir)
+
+
+def get_asset_cat_enum_items():
+    global cat_data_cache
+    if cat_data_cache is not None:
+        return cat_data_cache
+    items = []
+    asset_cat_file = find_asset_cat_file(Path(bpy.data.filepath).parent.__str__())
+    with (Path(asset_cat_file)).open() as file:
+        for line in file.readlines():
+            if line.startswith(("#", "VERSION", "\n")):
+                continue
+            # Each line contains : 'uuid:catalog_tree:catalog_name' + eol ('\n')
+            name = line.split(':', 1)[1].strip('\n')
+            uuid = line.split(':', 1)[0]
+
+            items.append((uuid, name, uuid))
+    return items

scripts-blender/addons/asset_pipeline/props.py

@@ -5,25 +5,13 @@ from . import constants
 from .config import get_task_layer_presets_path
 from pathlib import Path
 from .prefs import get_addon_prefs
+from .asset_catalog import get_asset_cat_enum_items
 
 """ NOTE Items in these properties groups should be generated by a function that finds the 
 avaliable task layers from the task_layer.json file that needs to be created.
 """
 
 
-# TODO find better place for this function
-def find_asset_cat_file(directory):
-    asset_file = os.path.join(directory, "blender_assets.cats.txt")
-    if os.path.exists(asset_file):
-        return asset_file
-
-    parent_dir = os.path.dirname(directory)
-    if parent_dir == directory:
-        raise FileNotFoundError("blender_assets.cats.txt not found")
-
-    return find_asset_cat_file(parent_dir)
-
-
 def get_task_layer_presets(self, context):
     prefs = get_addon_prefs()
     user_tls = Path(prefs.custom_task_layers_dir)
@@ -159,22 +147,9 @@ class AssetPipeline(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     file_parent_ui_bool: bpy.props.BoolProperty(name="Show/Hide Parent", default=False)
 
     def get_asset_catalogs(self, context):
-        items = []
-        asset_cat_file = find_asset_cat_file(Path(bpy.data.filepath).parent.__str__())
-        with (Path(asset_cat_file)).open() as file:
-            for line in file.readlines():
-                if line.startswith(("#", "VERSION", "\n")):
-                    continue
-                # Each line contains : 'uuid:catalog_tree:catalog_name' + eol ('\n')
-                name = line.split(":")[2].split("\n")[0]
-                uuid = line.split(":")[0]
+        return get_asset_cat_enum_items()
 
-                items.append((uuid, name, ''))
-        return items
-
-    aval_asset_catalogs: bpy.props.EnumProperty(
-        name="Catalog", items=get_asset_catalogs
-    )
+    asset_catalog_id: bpy.props.EnumProperty(name="Catalog", items=get_asset_catalogs)
 
 
 classes = (